November 7th is shaping up as a potential debacle for the Republicans and the GOP is looking to save what can be saved. The gubernatorial race in Maryland does not appear to make the grade according to a small item in the Washington Post today:
Maryland Democrats gleefully pointed yesterday to e-mail from the Republican Governors Association that identifies six states to which the organization is sending volunteers because contests there are "going down to the wire." Maryland, where polls continue to show Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley (D) leading Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R), is not one of them.Every poll shows Mayor O'Malley will a lead over Gov. Ehrlich. Indeed, the last five polls give O'Malley an average lead of 9 points. When an incumbent is running way behind and is at only 42 points in the polls, it is not a particularly shocking that the national Republicans are making other races a priority. While Democratic chances are still up in the air, the Democrats appear sure to hold a majority of governor's offices after Election Day. Maryland looks very likely to aid that trend.
